June 22nd 2007 Elie, MB Tornado

The day gave way to around 8 tornadoes in Manitoba Canada. I am unsure of the exact setup but it was textbook perfect for supercells. All the tornadic storms fired in the warm sector. I think there was a lake breeze boundary in place and it was the focus. I am not sure what exactly happened but it was a busy day. The big tornado of the day formed outside Elie. And pretty much sat in one place slowly moving back and forth. It managed to make its way to the south side of town where it caused 1 million in damage. A few houses were involved, but the main thing was the mill. Winds were estimated to be around 250 mph! This tornado was also rated F5 later and I believe is the first F5 in Canadian history.

The footage I posted below is some of the best tornado footage I have seen. And it was taken by locals in the area. You will see in the video just how fast the winds in the funnel were moving. It was a violent tornado, which luckily didn't move very much.